FIFTY-SIX YEARS ago today, in 1959, a 32-year-old victorious revolutionary named Fidel Castro arrived at Back Bay Station to face a raucous crowd of 5,000 Bostonians.
He was headed to Harvard, his last stop on a 12-day trip along the East Coast. Asked why he was speaking at Harvard, Castro explained: “That is where you find the real ‘military spirit:’ in students, not in the barracks.”
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| 25/04/2015 |
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| 03/12/2014 |
Four months into the internationally declared Ebola emergency that has devastated west Africa, Cuba leads the world in direct medical support to fight the epidemic. The US and Britain have sent thousands of troops and, along with other countries, promised aid – most of which has yet to materialise. But, as the World Health Organisation has insisted, what’s most urgently needed are health workers. The Caribbean island, with a population of...
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| 28/11/2014 |
David W. Dunlap is a Metro reporter and writes the Building Blocks column. He has worked at The Times for 39 years.
Accompanying the Nov. 21 obituary of Richard Eder, a former foreign correspondent and drama critic, was a remarkable photograph by Jack Manning of Mr. Eder earnestly taking notes in the back seat of a vintage Oldsmobile while Fidel Castro pontificated up front.
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| 02/10/2014 |
In the new book, "Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana," authors Peter Kornbluh and William LeoGrande use recently declassified documents to expose the secret history of dialogue between the United States and Cuba. Among the revelations are details of how then-U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger considered launching airstrikes against Cuba after Fidel Castro sent troops to support...
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| 30/09/2014 |
There was a time, not too long ago, when any mainstream politician running for statewide or national office in Florida had to rattle off fiery rhetoric against the Cuban government and declare unquestioning faith that the embargo on the island would one day force the Castros from power.
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| 13/08/2014 |
Fidel is here! It was an expression where there was a mixture of happiness, surprise and admiration, with a sudden power to gather people. During announced or unexpected visits, he used to arrive to factories, fields, dairies, places where there were construction works, health and scientific centers, anywhere in Cuba where Cuban people were working.
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| 27/11/2008 |
“Peace in Colombia” by Fidel Castro Ruz. The title and the author’s name would be enough to turn this into the most widely sought-after and read book these days throughout the world. Just looking at the excellent presentation of this publication by Editora Política leads one to imagine that its pages are a treasury of the personal opinions of the extraordinary statesman who writes about a complex and dark...
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